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![]() I did it!
Went swimming today with the intention - after a pretty rough week - to just do a few laps to just get rid of som stress. I started with my usual 100m (4 lenghts) and it felt pretty good so I just kept going. After 500m I felt that something just clicked; I was breathing slowly and controlled and my shoulders didn't feel tense at all. At 1000m (that's how far I've swam earlier) I felt like I could go on forever ![]() ![]() Now - almost 12 hours later - I'm trying to figure out why today was such a good day. Not sure yet, but I think it might have been because I went into the pool with no expectations which made me relax. My next goal is 2000m. I will make it! / Rikard |
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![]() Good Job...
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![]() Well done, it is a terrific and satisfying acheivment.
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My Goal to swim 1500 meters in under 30 minutes EDIT-my goal was achieved Oct 12 2013 with 22 seconds to spare in a 25 meter pool, Thanks TI Next goal is to achieve this in a 50 meter pool. |
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![]() Goal achieved! Last night I swam 2000m in 36:46 minuter.
Next goal: swim for a hour. |
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![]() Nice. 36+ is a brisk pace for 2k!
What was your average SPL -- and how tall are you?
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Terry Laughlin Head Coach & Chief Executive Optimist May your laps be as happy as mine. My TI Story |
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![]() Hi Terry
![]() I'm 190 cm tall (6'3''?) and I think my SLP is around 16-17. Cheers, Rikard |
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![]() Rickard
Thanks for the info. At 190cm, you could probably aim at shaving a stroke from that count. I'm 183cm and take 15-17 strokes/25m. 36:00 for 2k is 27 sec per 25 m. I can estimate tempo by allowing 4 seconds for turn and pushoff, leaving 23 sec of stroking time. At 17 SPL, your average tempo is 1.35 sec/stroke. If you can maintain those stroke counts at tempo of 1.34, 1.33, 1.32, etc. you will steadily improve your time. Every 1/100 sec increase in tempo will shave 13 to 14 sec from your time. I.E. At 1.3 tempo--at same stroke count--you'll swim over a minute faster.
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Terry Laughlin Head Coach & Chief Executive Optimist May your laps be as happy as mine. My TI Story |
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![]() Sounds like I need a tempo trainer.
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![]() I've been working on lowering my SPL and at todays practise I managed to swim several laps (25m) with a SPL of 14. This includes starting with a approx. 3 m push-off, so maybe the real SPL is higher?
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![]() Rikard
Did you feel relaxed on those 14spl laps? That's a reasonable SPL for your height and 25m. 3m is a fairly short pushoff though. Is that the point your hands were at when you took your first stroke. Or do you estimate your feet were that far from the wall?
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Terry Laughlin Head Coach & Chief Executive Optimist May your laps be as happy as mine. My TI Story |
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